New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
HOW RICH YOUNG FARM
ENCOURAGING THEIR Fowls. EVEN THE TURKEY

ENCOURAGING THEIR FOWLS EVEN THE TURKEY
GoBBLER, TO LAY EGGS IN THE KITCHEN,
Here's q little picture Of Long Island domes-
ITCHY which an artist skotched few nights ago III
tho back parlor of Flfth-ave house. it Is o Tree
hand drawing, warranted to be true to life:
at hadn't seen George and Marle" he began,
Gfor Just q year, 80 ran down to the farm last
week to surprise 'em and soc how crops were doing
George and Marie, it is tino to remark, ere two
young people who have seen some eighteen months
Of matrlmony. Georges father IS nlliioharo'
Marios ia ono three four limos over, and the two
old gentlemen played a practical joke on the young
couple by persuading them to farm 1t down on Long
Island under certain conditions, which 1t II not nee
essary to SGT forth here.
"The only crop 1 found" tho artist continued
"was an egg crop. l got to the farm at noon
Didn't a soul about the house; went In the
front door on tip-toe; heard noise like the beating
Of biscuit in the kitchen, crept in there and found
Marie, her white arms barred to the elbow, ham,
mering away at great wad of dough with rolling
pin. George his knees poking at the fire.
/ shouted but wouldn't shake handstoo much
while TALKED the the pot boiled aHy oS S9d the h G %
baked Marie opening enc we're uTGs yellow
turkey gobber walked INTO the hchen and picked hSd
stood over three feet when be raised his head.
"Shoo-o- ! began, but Marie sapp@i hef
"'Dear Cousl Charles. do not mind DicBy,' she
murmured he has como in to layP
I" DICK come III 20 lay
"The dear little woman, VIII you believe me.
fetched shawl from her work basket, and arranging
ing it turban fashion, placed 1t on the lonnge-ycs;
il is pc sitive that she patted that gobbler on
the head and showed him the nest she had made,
and, by George, II no didn't get up on the lounge
and lay an egg in that shawl. I'll swear to It,
III be ha- well. he did 1t anyhow. .
"Dy and by, whom Marie had looked at tho bis
cult for the tcnth time. hen came In crying car
car-car car-car ca-ca-car-r-r'
q" Bring Elias nest, George said the good house
wife,
"George dashed away and got last summers
poke bonnet which he placed, bottom up, on inc
lounge. Ella watched every ROvement and when
the bonnet ready, I'm sho hOpped In two min
utcs sho got out Of 1t as II snake had bitten her
What uncarthly racket she did ralsel 'Kuc,kuc-
luo-a, kuc-kuc-kuc-a, kuc-kuc-kuc atekuc.a-tehuc.
kuc-a1 and away she scamporcd. / looked into
the bonnet and found n fresh egg. 49,,
Before the biscuit were we'll browneo turkey
hen came In and laid her heal in Maries lap.
Run, get Madge's basket, George DEAR
"Goorge. dear, id no was bid, and by tho
time tho biscuit done there was q third egg
laid in the kitchen. The turkeys didn't mako any
fuss about II either. Marie has one hen that POSI-,
lively refuses to lay anywhere except on her ana
Georges bed She hangs around tho room until
the bod is made UP, when she takes her place Just
where the pillows meet When she goes away sho
sings: 'Lay-an-cgga-day go-ba-foot'n
"Charles," said one OF the artists auditors, are
you sure the gobbler laid an egg 7" -,
al don't know anything about It's Dcng goD,,
bier I'm not up in the poultry line. Marie saia
IL was n gObblcr and George didn't correct her. And
anyway the things name Is Dick"